Charlie Company, 1st Bn, 3rd Marine Reg.; U.S. Soldiers with the 630th Engineer Company; British soldiers with Alpha Squadron, Cavalry Regiment and Dutch soldiers meet near Marjah
Official U.S. Marine Corps Photos by Cpl. Albert F. Hunt. The twenty-two thumb nail photos below all can be clicked to enlarge and then click again to view highest resolution. Afghan National Army soldiers talk to shop owners as U.S. Marines, not shown, with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, pay for damages done during a clearing effort [...]
Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Battle Taliban, Secure Key Civic Centers in Marjah
Week 1: Marines Battle Taliban, Secure Key Civic Centers in Marjah Story and photos by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark Date: 02.14.2010 Posted: 02.21.2010 06:55 All photos are high resolution - click twice to enlarge. MARJAH, HELMAND PROVINCE, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – It’s been nearly a week since Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, [...]
Marines 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion Build Pathway To Marjeh
Marine Engineers Pave Historic Path Into Marjeh Story and photos by Lance Cpl. Walter Marino Photos are high resolution - click twice. HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Equipped with plastic hollow tubes and water from local canals, the Marines of 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion created a path for 1st Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, into the Taliban stronghold Marjeh. It was [...]
Anti-Armor Team 1 and Charlie Co, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Reg Meet Village Elders and Battle Taliban
Marines Near Marjah Hold First Meeting With Elders, Kill Taliban Attackers Story and photos by Sgt. Brian Tuthill Date: 02.20.2010 Posted: 02.20.2010 11:45 ALL PHOTOS ARE HIGH RESOLUTION AND CAN BE CLICKED TWICE TO MAXIMIZE SIZE. HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A patrol of Marines and Sailors of Combined Anti-Armor Team 1 and Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, held [...]
Four Part Video Press Conference Maj. Gen. Patrick Carter (UK) Regarding Operation Moshtarak 18 Feb.
This is an excellent presentation - and extremely informative.
Photos: Alpha and Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment Afghan Soldiers Battle Taliban in Marjah
Photos by Lance Cpl. James W. Clark Editor’s note: the captions available with these high definition photos (click twice to enlarge) provide few names for the Marines included, so we’ve limited the usual captions to save space. Click once on the picture and then again to enlarge the picture significantly. Thank you - LibNotSr. Lance Cpl. [...]
India Co, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines and Afghan Soldiers Begin to Take Marjah in Operation Moshtarak
USMC photos by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde All photos are high resolution - click twice to maximize. Soldiers from the Afghan National Army relax after a patrol in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2010.The ANA soldiers and Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to eliminate Taliban presence and intimidation from [...]
Navy Corpsmen Of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Save Injured Afghan Girl in Marjah
Story by Sgt. Brian Tuthill Date: 02.10.2010 Posted: 02.14.2010 02:00 Please click photos twice as they are high resolution. HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – When a 4-year-old Afghan girl named Azerha was struck by shrapnel Feb. 10, her brother Quassiam did the only thing he could think of – approach a group of armed Marines miles away and ask for [...]
Marine Engineers Survive Marjah Blast, Provide Bridges and Fire Support for 1/6
Regimental Combat Team-7, 1st Marine Division Public Affairs Story by Lance Cpl. Walter Marino Date: 02.14.2010 EDITOR’S NOTE: all photos are high resolution - please click twice to maximize the size. 2nd CEB Video added at the bottom of this article HELMAND PROVINCE, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan –Marines from Alpha Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, worked tirelessly from early [...]
Operation Moshtarak Update
KABUL, Afghanistan - Operation Moshtarak, the Afghan-led initiative to assert government authority in the centre of Helmand province has completed its first day of “clearing” operations. The Feb. 13 air insertion over Central Helmand included helicopters, A-10s, Tornadoes and C-130 Hercules aircraft. The waves of aircraft-borne troop insertions of Afghan national army, United States and United [...]
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